Franklin Tagged

Aubrayo Franklin will wake up Wednesday with the knowledge that he’s going to be $7 million richer. The 49ers designated him their franchise player, meaning if another team signs him, it would have to surrender two first-round draft picks. That means another team won’t sign him.

That doesn’t preclude the 49ers from trying to work out a long term deal, which would probably be better for both sides. A salary cap is likely to come with a new CBA, which is going to come at some point, so the 49ers have to be somewhat cap conscious. Also a longer term deal would probably mean Franklin would go from a seven-figure athlete to eight figures.

Rewarding Franklin could send a positive ripple through the team. Franklin’s a solid citizen and a terrific teammate.